The Botanical Society of America is the principal professional society for plant scientists in the United States, formally established in 1893 as an offshoot of the Botanical Club of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It merged in 1906 with the Society for Plant Morphology and Physiology and the American Mycological Society, and today supports research, education and public understanding of plant science.
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Founded Year FounderSourced to the subject's own accountAn outgrowth of the Botanical Club of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; William Trelease served as first president in 1894. 2 SeatSourced to the subject's own account Connections
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Botany, Disciplines The Botanical Society of America, founded 1893, is the fields principal professional society in the United States.
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1. An Historical Overview of the BSA (Botanical Society of America)
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The Botanical Society of America was formally established in 1893 as an offshoot of the Botanical Club of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
2. Botanical Society of America (Wikipedia)
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Headquarters: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
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It functions as a United States nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership society. == History == The society was first established in 1893 as an outgrowth from the Botanical Club of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at a meeting in Rochester, New York, on August 22, 1892.
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